WEBVTT SAY IT'S A WAY TO TURN A DAY OFLOSS INTO A DAY OF ACTION.KAREN: WEEDWACKERS IN HANDTHESE VOLUNTEERS ARETRANrtSFORMING AMBROSE PARK INEAST BALTIMORE.THEY'RE GIVING BACK ON A DAY OFSERVICE.AND THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11.>> I DO BELIEVE THAT BEING PARTOF THE COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACKrtIS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US.KAREN THE EVENT IS INITIATED BY: THE SIXTH BRANCH A VETERAN-LEDCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, ALONGWITH OTHER NON-PROFITS ANDrtCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.>> WE GET TOGETHER ONCE A YEARTO COMMEMORATE 9-11 TO TURN ADAY OF LOSS AND MOURNING INTO ADAY OF SERVICE AND ACTION.rtKAREN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, ALL: DONNING PURPLE TSHIRTS, SIGNEDUP ON MONDAY, READY TO WORK.MAYOR CATHERINE PUGH JOINEDOTHERS IN WELCOMING VOLUNTEERS.rt>> I TELL FOLKS WHILE WE ARE ACITY WITH CHALLENGES, WE ARE ArtCITY OF GREAT PEOPLE.KAREN FOR MANY VOLUNTEERS, TODAY: IS MORE THAN A DAY OF SERVICE.IT'S A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OFTHOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON9-11.>> TODAY MEANS A LOT TO ME.I HAD rtA LOT OF FRIENDS DIE ON9-11 IN 2001 AND I THINK OF THEMA LOT ESPECIALLY ON A DAY LIKETODAY.rtKAREN VOLUNTEERS WILL WORK ON: FIVE PROJECTS TO HELP BEAUTIFYTWO NEIGHBORHOODS.IT'S WORK GOLDMAN SAYSEXEMPLIFIES THE NEED FOR A GROUPLIKE THE SIXTH BRANCH.>> I SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 5YEARS rtAND WHEN I GOT OUT I WASLOOKING FOR A WAY TO CONTINUE TOSERVE MEANINGFULLY AND THAT'SHOW I FOUND MY WAY TO THISGROUP.rtKAREN A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT: CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO HELPENHANCE EAST BALTIMORENEIGHBORHOODS.